Bio

Matt Irwin Bio

Irwin began to turn heads playing for Nanaimo of the British Columbia Hockey League, where he was named the best defenseman in the Coastal Conference for two straight seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) with 49 and 53 points respectively.

He then spent two seasons at the University of Massachusetts in Hockey East but wasn't drafted by an NHL team. Irwin signed with the San Jose Sharks on March 23, 2010, and spent the next two full seasons with Worcester of the American Hockey League.

Irwin began to turn heads playing for Nanaimo of the British Columbia Hockey League, where he was named the best defenseman in the Coastal Conference for two straight seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) with 49 and 53 points respectively.

He then spent two seasons at the University of Massachusetts in Hockey East but wasn't drafted by an NHL team. Irwin signed with the San Jose Sharks on March 23, 2010, and spent the next two full seasons with Worcester of the American Hockey League.

Irwin made his NHL debut against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 20, 2013, and scored his first NHL goal six days later against the Colorado Avalanche. He finished his rookie season with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 38 games.

Irwin had 19 points in each of the next two seasons with the Sharks before he was signed by the Boston Bruins as a free agent on July 10, 2015. He played two games with the Bruins before he was assigned to their AHL affiliate in Providence for the remainder of the season.

He signed a one-year contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2016. Irwin had 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 74 games during the regular season and two assists in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games for Nashville, which advanced to the Stanley Cup Final but lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

The Predators signed Irwin to a two-year, $1.35 million contract extension on Jan. 9, 2018. He had eight points (two goals, six assists) in 50 games during the 2017-18 season and was scoreless in 12 playoff games.